The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-01-12

AEAA A FA>-ENtrEA saH
! Mr.. Charles P. Toll and wife, OF De
F troit. VINO were or the wrecked train.
saw eight bodies taken from the ruins.
Among the passengers in the sleeper
were Mrs. Fish. Of Joliet H., sister Of
General Logan and her son, Charles,
neither Of whom was injured
The shock WIS ~ terrific that the farm
ers in the neighborhOod took It TO be an
earthquake and were soon al the sCene
Of the wreck. In the confusion Of the
wreck a hot dispute arse among the
Z train men as 70 the responsibility for the
disaster. II Appeared that the freight
train wss running on the time Of the ex-
Press- TIE engineer was heard 10 r.
mark that he had left the last siding with
only thirty pounds of stesm. and on the
UP grade eas, Of Tiffn his engine went
back on him and the train stalled
No danger signals were sent ont ahead
and the express running at full speed
doVn grade and around a curve, had no
warning Of impending danger until al
instant before the collision
The latest report tonight gives seven
teen as the number Sho were killed. and
SAYS that cut Of fifteen passengers IN the
smoker but one e=sped-
scEsEs o. HORROR.
TIFFIS January AT an early hour
there were hundreds of people coming 10
the scene Of disaster, ready and anxious
10 do what they could for any one Of the
unfortunate sufferers who might need
help. but II appears that just a. sooH as
the Baltimore and Ohio agents could .et
10 the pace they were orderei 70 hastily
carry cut Of the country the wounded,
dying and dead Your correspondent
was only permitted 70 =ee four persons
that ID escaped the awful holocaust IN
which il Is believed that there were at
least twenty-five bodies burned into a
siekening, crispy mass Of flesh and bones
beyond all possible recognition. From
the report Of a survivor il would appear
tha; a number Of the unfortunates were
not only swallowed up in the fery fur
nscr, but thar their bodies were - per-
fectiy inciBeTate,i that their bodies could
not be recognized. one woman Was
found wandering about with two cilhdren.
10 some way. that even Ihis mother
WIS unable TO relate, she got our ofthe car
in which she had been travelling and
wandering away from the burning train,
arrying her two youngest children in
her arms, entered the frst house in which
she found light She was almost crlzei
and With difficulty II sasceTtained that
her name Was Mn. Mary Posflethwaite
The family were On their way 20 MIS-
ouri and expected 70 fini g home IN
Chillic0the N that STATE They hive
been living near the town Of Belion. Wet
zel county West Virginia Her husband
Wm. Po>tIeihw4ife, was ffty eight years
Of aye tnd the sons kille with him wer-
aged eighteen and eleven
The agents Of the Baltimore and Ohio
endeavorczl to take care Of the mother
and children by sending them 10 Chicago
JUNCTION, Ifefc -1IIr UUfifEssHs a.
tel On advice, however. Of her friends,
who were telesraphed. she consented
70 remsin in Republic until she should
hear from her son. who remained in West
Virginia. Il vas s piJiful sight 10 SEE
the poor woman now breaking forth Ia
the waiIing tones of her awful grief and
t. see her little boy not over four years
Of age. endeavoring 10 conf II her with
the words On. mamma. don't cry.
mamma. III get pspa little realizing
the terrible grief OF HI 4us1.shei-stri-k-
en- and desolate mother
Po-tleihwaite hal on his person 500
in money. q dr.t for 500. government
cheek for SIS and a note Of so. besides
tickets and money for immediate US.
With one awful stroke aIl ,nat the WON
an had IL the world of support and pro
I.erty VAS swept aEsy and she left with
her fuherless chill ren among Strangers
At the Mansion HoG-e in Republic waS
found another one who had refused to be
moved from the county. HIS nAme was
smith He Was injured but very little
bar ,.lyS be does not care 10 reprst hisex-
rerieucr There was no way by which
relief could b. brought 20 the wrecked
.---- t,-,-iT 80, fa.. Tho .---.-,-1, y-.s CIV
cred with snow. One Bradley. 4 pronli-
nent knight OF labor from Washington
while the flames were bursting from the
windows. which had been brok0n in By
the collision, put ont his hand an,i threw
his watch and pocket book 10 those ht
could - outside. He was pinned iss
and Vas being roasted alive, but tho-e
who saw him were unable 20 render relief
Tney could hear the frenzied man a. be-
madly enleavored 20 burst the harrier.
that held him The charrel remains ol
the express messenger consisted OF tn
two thigh bones. which were found in
the debris of the ear
TEE SRECo o-svIZED DEAD.
TIFFIN, O.. January 4.-Wheu a reIor-
Ter reached the scene OF the hologz.n-t NJ
o'clock to-day the ruins Of the baggage
cIr, express. smoker and coaeh were sill
burning and ecor-s Of hands aere eudeav-
oring 10 clear the track. Here and there
,oul1 ha S-e.s s,,a-S of il.o-i nuB r,5s+-.--